[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":165},["ShallowReactive",2],{"seo-verification":3,"blog-a-free-address-for-your-vps-even-without-a-domain-name-en":6},{"google":4,"bing":5},"EycwPY2XMyTkVzas3n1ygeNJFGAH513qrMjfDljzsMQ","",{"id":7,"slug":8,"slugs":9,"title":12,"excerpt":13,"readTime":14,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":17,"category":18,"categories":23,"featuredImage":25,"bgImage":26,"posterImage":27,"relatedSolution":25,"intro":28,"sections":29,"ctaTitle":117,"ctaBody":118,"ctaButton":119,"ctaUrl":120,"relatedPosts":121},180,"a-free-address-for-your-vps-even-without-a-domain-name",{"fr":10,"en":8,"ar":11},"adresse-vps-gratuite-sans-domaine","عنوان-مجاني-لخادمك-vps-حتى-بدون-اسم-نطاق","VPS without a domain: 3 options for an HTTPS address","You have a VPS but no domain yet. ServOrbit free subdomain, dynamic DNS or Cloudflare Tunnel: pick the right option and activate HTTPS tonight.",8,0,false,"2026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},9,"News","actualites","bg-sky-500\u002F10 text-sky-400",[24],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},null,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fbg.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fadresse-vps-gratuite-sans-domaine-poster.svg","Your VPS is running, SSH responds, but you don't have a domain name yet — or you're not sure which one to buy. Working with a bare IP is possible but uncomfortable: TLS refuses to work on it, the URL changes at the slightest reinstall, and sharing it by email is awkward. This guide compares three free options for getting a readable, secure address today, without waiting for a domain of your own.",[30,34,46,49,52,71,74,92,95,107,111,114],{"type":31,"title":32,"body":33},"h2","Why a bare IP is a problem","An address like `203.0.113.10` works, but it creates three concrete obstacles the moment you want to go further.\n\nFirst, **TLS is impossible on a bare IP**. Let's Encrypt and other certificate authorities refuse to issue a certificate for a bare public IP. Without a certificate, your browser shows \"Not secure\" and your reverse proxy has nothing to terminate on the HTTPS side.\n\nSecond, the IP is **unstable by design**. If you reinstall the VPS, migrate to a higher plan or change datacenter, the IP changes. All your configurations — internal DNS, app config files, SSH commands in your password manager — instantly become wrong.\n\nThird, **a reverse proxy needs a hostname**. Nginx and Caddy rely on the `Host:` header to route requests to the right backend. On a bare IP, this field is the IP itself, which complicates hosting multiple services on the same server.",{"type":35,"title":36,"items":37},"ul","Situations where a temporary address (without your own domain) is the right answer",[38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45],"You're testing a self-hosted tool before deciding whether to keep the VPS.","You're waiting for a domain transfer to complete (5 to 7 days with some registrars).","You're setting up an internal staging environment that no one outside will ever reach.","You're prototyping an API or webhook and need an externally reachable HTTPS URL.","Your client hasn't given you their domain yet, but the sprint starts tomorrow.","You're exploring a subdomain for a side project before deciding whether it deserves its own domain.","You're configuring your mail server's reverse DNS (PTR) and need a consistent FQDN right now.","You're accessing your VPS from a network that blocks direct IP connections (some firewalls filter destinations without SNI).",{"type":31,"title":47,"body":48},"Prerequisites common to all three options","Before choosing, make sure you have:\n\n**An active VPS accessible over SSH.** The command `ssh root@\u003Cvps-ip>` must respond. If your VPS was just delivered, wait a few minutes for the image to finish deploying.\n\n**Access to the management console** (ServOrbit client area for option 1, browser access for options 2 and 3).\n\n**Basic DNS knowledge**: knowing that an A record points a name to an IP, and that a high TTL slows propagation. For options 2 and 3, nothing else is required server-side — the services handle the rest.",{"type":31,"title":50,"body":51},"Option 1 — the ServOrbit subdomain: the immediate address","Every ServOrbit VPS receives a hostname of the form `vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com` at delivery. It's assigned automatically, points to your server's IP, and stays valid even if that IP changes after a reinstall. This is the zero-friction solution: no third-party account, no client to install, no cron to configure.",{"type":53,"title":54,"steps":55},"steps","Activate and use the ServOrbit subdomain",[56,59,62,65,68],{"title":57,"body":58},"Find your address in the client area","Log in, open **VPS → Manage**. The access block shows your `vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com` address in place of the IP. A button copies the full SSH command — `ssh root@vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com`.",{"title":60,"body":61},"Replace the IP with this name everywhere","In your application configuration, your SSH client, your deployment scripts: substitute the IP with the subdomain. The address stays valid after a reinstall that would change the IP.",{"title":63,"body":64},"Publish an application with HTTPS without writing a single line of config","In **VPS → Manage → Applications**, pick your template and select the free subdomain instead of entering a domain. The installer configures the reverse proxy (Caddy or Nginx Proxy Manager depending on the template), requests a Let's Encrypt certificate and gives you a URL like `my-app.vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com`, ready to use over HTTPS within minutes.",{"title":66,"body":67},"Set your reverse DNS (PTR) in one click","If you're hosting a mail server, go to **Network & security → Reverse DNS**, enter `vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com` and confirm. Since this name already resolves to your VPS's IP, the PTR is immediately \"confirmed\" — the necessary condition for receiving mail servers not to classify your emails as spam.",{"title":69,"body":70},"Attach your domain when you're ready","When you buy or transfer a domain, attach it to the VPS from the client area. The `servorbit-dns.com` subdomain remains active in parallel during the transition — no existing link breaks, nothing to reconfigure.",{"type":31,"title":72,"body":73},"Option 2 — free dynamic DNS (Afraid.org, deSEC, nsupdate.info)","If you want a more personalised name, or if you manage multiple VPS across different providers, free dynamic DNS services are a serious alternative. Afraid.org lets you pick a subdomain under around fifty public domains (mooo.com, myftp.org…). deSEC lets you bring your own domain and manages DNS for you, for free, with an API for updates. nsupdate.info follows the same principle with a simpler interface.\n\nThe mechanism is the same for all three: a DDNS client runs on your VPS, detects IP changes and updates the A record via the service's API. Result: your subdomain follows the IP, even if it changes.",{"type":53,"title":75,"steps":76},"Set up dynamic DNS (example with deSEC)",[77,80,83,86,89],{"title":78,"body":79},"Create an account and a subdomain on desec.io","On \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdesec.io\">desec.io\u003C\u002Fa>, create an account, then add a subdomain (example: `myvps.dedyn.io`). deSEC generates an API access token — copy it.",{"title":81,"body":82},"Install ddclient on your VPS","On Debian\u002FUbuntu: `apt install ddclient`. During installation, select any compatible protocol or answer freely — you'll replace the config anyway.",{"title":84,"body":85},"Configure \u002Fetc\u002Fddclient.conf","Edit the file with your token and subdomain. deSEC provides direct documentation on its site for the exact configuration block for your version of ddclient.",{"title":87,"body":88},"Start the service and verify propagation","Run `systemctl enable --now ddclient`, then wait 1 to 2 minutes. Check resolution with `dig myvps.dedyn.io A` from an external machine. If the returned IP matches your VPS, you're set.",{"title":90,"body":91},"Get a TLS certificate with Caddy or Certbot","With Caddy (`apt install caddy`), a minimal Caddyfile is enough: `myvps.dedyn.io { reverse_proxy localhost:3000 }`. Caddy negotiates the Let's Encrypt certificate on its own. With Certbot, run `certbot certonly --standalone -d myvps.dedyn.io`.",{"type":31,"title":93,"body":94},"Option 3 — development tunnel (Cloudflare Tunnel or ngrok)","Reverse tunnels are the fastest way to expose a service on a VPS behind NAT, without opening ports or configuring DNS. Cloudflare Tunnel (`cloudflared`) creates an encrypted tunnel between your VPS and Cloudflare's edge, which exposes your service on a `trycloudflare.com` subdomain (temporary mode, no account required) or on your own domain if you have one in Cloudflare. ngrok works on the same principle and assigns a random URL renewed at each start (free account) or a fixed URL (paid account).\n\nThese tools are perfect for demonstrating a prototype, testing a Stripe or GitHub webhook, or supporting a client remotely without modifying the firewall. They don't replace permanent infrastructure: the extra latency and bandwidth limits of free plans keep them in the development and staging lane.",{"type":53,"title":96,"steps":97},"Expose a service in 3 minutes with Cloudflare Tunnel (temporary mode)",[98,101,104],{"title":99,"body":100},"Install cloudflared on your VPS","Download the binary from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fcloudflare\u002Fcloudflared\u002Freleases\">github.com\u002Fcloudflare\u002Fcloudflared\u002Freleases\u003C\u002Fa> and make it executable: `chmod +x cloudflared && mv cloudflared \u002Fusr\u002Flocal\u002Fbin\u002F`.",{"title":102,"body":103},"Start a temporary tunnel to your service","If your application listens on port 8080: `cloudflared tunnel --url http:\u002F\u002Flocalhost:8080`. Cloudflare displays a URL in `*.trycloudflare.com` — share it. It expires when you close the process.",{"title":105,"body":106},"For a permanent tunnel, create an account and a named tunnel","Log in with `cloudflared tunnel login`, create a tunnel (`cloudflared tunnel create my-tunnel`), configure the YAML file and register the service (`cloudflared service install`). The tunnel restarts with the VPS.",{"type":108,"title":109,"body":110},"tip","When to switch to a real domain","These three options are starter or development solutions. Switch to a domain of your own as soon as one of these conditions applies.\n\n**Production TLS.** Let's Encrypt issues certificates for registered domain names; on a third-party subdomain, you depend on their infrastructure and retention policy.\n\n**SEO.** A blog post, a landing page or an online shop builds no domain authority on a third-party subdomain. Your content will be indexed, but the trust signal goes to the parent domain, not you.\n\n**Client trust.** Sharing a URL in `myapp.vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com` or `myapplication.trycloudflare.com` with an end client creates unnecessary friction. A domain of your own is a professionalism signal you can't buy back after the fact.\n\nOn ServOrbit, registering or transferring a domain and attaching it to the VPS takes a few clicks from the client area — and the free subdomain stays available in parallel throughout the transition.",{"type":31,"title":112,"body":113},"Troubleshooting — the 4 most common errors","**DNS not yet propagated.** Propagation of an A record can take from a few seconds (low TTL) to 48 hours (TTL inherited from an old registrar). Check with `dig +short your-subdomain-name A` from an external machine — your OS often caches a stale response. The ServOrbit subdomain propagates immediately at delivery: if `dig` doesn't respond, check for a typo in the address.\n\n**TLS rejected on bare IP.** If Certbot or Caddy throws an error like \"Domain not found\" or \"Invalid domain\", you tried to issue a certificate for an IP address. Replace the IP with your hostname in the reverse proxy configuration and try again.\n\n**ServOrbit subdomain not assigned.** If `vps-xxxxxxx.servorbit-dns.com` doesn't resolve, open the client area and verify the VPS is in **Active** state (not still being installed). On a freshly delivered VPS, wait 2 to 3 minutes for the DNS assignment to propagate.\n\n**Cloudflare Tunnel closing.** In temporary mode (`--url`), the tunnel lives as long as the process. If your SSH connection drops, the tunnel disappears. For a persistent tunnel, configure it as a systemd service (`cloudflared service install`) or use `screen` \u002F `tmux` so the process survives disconnection.",{"type":31,"title":115,"body":116},"In summary: choosing the right option","The **ServOrbit subdomain** is the default choice if your VPS is with ServOrbit: no configuration, automatic HTTPS via the installer, reverse DNS included. It covers 90% of startup situations.\n\n**Dynamic DNS** (deSEC, Afraid.org) is worth it if you manage multiple VPS across different providers, want a more descriptive name, or already have a domain you want to delegate without paying an extra DNS host.\n\nA **tunnel** (Cloudflare Tunnel, ngrok) is the answer when speed is paramount: a prototype to show within the hour, a webhook to test, an unplanned client demo. The short lifespan is a feature, not a flaw.\n\nWhen your project gains traction, register your domain and attach it to the VPS — that's the natural next step.","Ready to start your VPS?","Every ServOrbit VPS starts with a free servorbit-dns.com subdomain — automatic HTTPS, reverse DNS included, no domain required.","Explore our Cloud VPS","\u002Fvps-cloud",[122,136,151],{"id":123,"slug":124,"slugs":125,"title":128,"excerpt":129,"readTime":130,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":131,"category":132,"categories":133,"featuredImage":25,"bgImage":26,"posterImage":135,"relatedSolution":25},184,"why-give-your-vps-a-real-domain-name",{"fr":126,"en":124,"ar":127},"pourquoi-nom-de-domaine-pour-votre-vps","لماذا-تمنح-خادمك-vps-اسم-نطاق-حقيقيا","Why give your VPS a real domain name","Your VPS runs on its free servorbit-dns.com address? Your own domain name strengthens your brand, your e-mail and trust.",3,"2026-07-18T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},[134],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fpourquoi-nom-de-domaine-pour-votre-vps-poster.svg",{"id":137,"slug":138,"slugs":139,"title":142,"excerpt":143,"readTime":144,"views":145,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":146,"category":147,"categories":148,"featuredImage":25,"bgImage":26,"posterImage":150,"relatedSolution":25},166,"point-a-domain-at-your-vps-in-one-click-managed-dns-included",{"fr":140,"en":138,"ar":141},"rattacher-domaine-vps-un-clic","وجه-نطاقا-إلى-خادم-vps-بنقرة-واحدة-مع-dns-مدار-مضمن","Point a Domain at Your VPS in One Click, Managed DNS Included","Attach a domain to your VPS in one click and manage your managed DNS zone (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT) from your client area.",5,1,"2026-01-19T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},[149],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Frattacher-domaine-vps-un-clic-poster.svg",{"id":152,"slug":153,"slugs":154,"title":157,"excerpt":158,"readTime":159,"views":15,"isPinned":16,"publishedAt":160,"category":161,"categories":162,"featuredImage":25,"bgImage":26,"posterImage":164,"relatedSolution":25},132,"finding-a-domain-name-with-smart-suggestions",{"fr":155,"en":153,"ar":156},"trouver-nom-de-domaine-suggestions-ia","العثور-على-اسم-نطاق-باستخدام-الاقتراحات-الذكية","Finding a Domain Name With Smart Suggestions","The name you wanted is taken? Our smart suggestions offer brandable alternatives, verified as available in real time. How it works and how to get the most out of it.",2,"2026-02-15T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},[163],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21,"color":22,"icon":21},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Ftrouver-nom-de-domaine-suggestions-ia-poster.svg",1787580991837]